New Zealand's North Island - Te Ika-a-Māui

Photos from Lille Ulven’s adventurous bike ride in across the North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui, of New Zealand, the land of the white cloud - Aotearoa - as it is called in the Māori language.
This includes Te Puia, Rotorua, Te Aroha, Auckland, National Park, Tongrariro, Mt. Ruapehu, Wellington...
For more photos of my New Zealand tour have a look at my photos from the South Island and if you want to read about my experiences in more detail please visit my blog.
Some of these photos are also published in my New Zealand calendars which you can find here.

Wairakei, Waikato, New Zealand
At the Huka Falls, the Waikato River which is normally 100m wide, is squeezed through a 20 metre wide gorge and over a 20m drop.
Every second up to 220,000 litres of water gushes through the gorge and shoots out over 8 metres beyond to create a beautiful blue/green pool.
The name Huka is the Maori word for 'foam', which is appropriate as the falling water and rapids certainly resembles foam, especially under flooding conditions. Source uuid="6872F7EC-82A7-49C9-A050-D04F34912F37" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130117_122306_NZ_Waikato_Wairakei_Huka Falls_www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand North Lilleulven.com"